The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-06
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Davitt Addresses Them on the
Wrongs Of Ireland.
BOARD OF MISSIONS SESSION.
A Good Plan for sociaIists-A Har.
rowing Scsne-Nothing Done
General News Items.
The knights.

MINNEAPOLIS, October 5.-Michael
Davitt, the Irish agitator, arrived here
last night. He is making a trip for his
health and will return in a week. This
morning he addressed the National AS
sembIy Knights OF Labor with reference
to the condition of affairs in ireland.
He said that the Irish people we're bear
ing with fortitude indignilies worse than
those that had precipitated many bloody
revolutions. 1t was impossible to tell
whether more stringent measures might
not force them to an outbreak, which
of course, was the great object of the
Tories. AS for home rule sentiment, it
was spreading like wild fire over
Britain, and there was no doubt
that were there an election next
year Gladstone would sweep the coun-
try like a WhirlWind. The preliminary
work was well in hand.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Davitt's
speech Mr.. Powderly introduced reso-
lutions which were received with en-
thusiasm, expressing hearty sympathy
tor the Irish people, condemning the
oppressive laws by which ireland is
governed, and the coersive acts of the
English government. After reading
the resolutions, five minute addresses
were made by delegates, all favorable
to the adoption of the resolutions.
The convention of Knights of Labor
was called to order at Is this morn
ing Unfinished work of the creden-
tials committee was first taken up.
When the session closed last night
the credentials of only $50 delegates
had been passed upon. 1t is under
stood that numerous protests were re-
ferred back to the credentials committee
for additional Information. The COM
mittee finished its work and was ready
to report this morning. The revised
list of protests is not large, probably
four and perhaps eight. 1t is quite
likely, however, that the fight over the
protests will be long and bitter.
The whole afternoon session of the
general assembly was consumed in con.
sidering protest cases. The case of J.
r. Buchanan, of Denver, was decided
against his admission. This vote is all
nounced as being strictly on question
of law his local assembly having been
suspended for non-payment of dues,
and he with it.
Buchanan took his defeat very phil
osophicallv, and admitted that Pow.
derby had treated him very fairly, hav-
ing given him more privileges on the
floor than he had ever seen him give
anyone.
The convention is flooded with cir
culars issued by the executive board OF
District Assembly 81, criiicisinx Pow
DERBY, and commenting unfavOrably
upon his speech AMI replies to
the attacks made upon him al
Denver last May. AS 5000 as Buchanan S
case was disposed of, the cases Of pro-
test against Assembly 1853, of PennsyI-
vania, were taken up. The report of the
committee in favor of admitting dele-
gates was adopted. The next cases
taken up were those of Charles S. Seib
and George a. Schilling, of District ri
Chicago, and the gentlemen were
quickly admitted, as also were dele
gates from District So, District As
sembly ZIG; Shoemakers National
District was barred out, oW-
ing to the fact that the
district had held no meeting since it
received its charter. A few more cases
will be taken up tomorrow, and will be
speedily disposed of, and the regular
routine business will move forward.
PoWderly's address will probably be
read tomorrow. There is little doubt
but that the convention will last from
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